Issac Amit ( he, יצחק עמית, born 20 October 1958) is a judge on the
Supreme Court of Israel
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.
Amit was born and raised in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
,
Israel
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. He attended a religious high school and graduated in 1976. He served in the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...
as an officer in
Unit 8200, and was discharged in 1980. In 1981, he began studying law at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
and graduated ''cum laude'' with an
LLB
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in 1985.
He was granted a license to practice law in 1986 and worked as a lawyer in private practice.
In 1997, he was appointed a judge on the
Acre
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
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Magistrates Court, and subsequently a judge on the
Haifa
Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
Magistrates Court. He then became a judge on the Haifa District Court.
He was elected to the Supreme Court in August 2009, and took office in October 2009.
In 2024, Amit is expected to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, following
Uzi Vogelman
Uzi Vogelman (; born October 6, 1954) is a current justice in the Supreme Court of Israel.
Vogelman was born in Tel Aviv. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces, he studied law at Tel Aviv University. He earned an LLB and was admitted to the ...
's retirement.
References
External links
Biography on the supreme court webpage
1958 births
Living people
Judges of the Supreme Court of Israel
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